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BY CAMILLE GAVINContributing columnist

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You’ve probably heardsomeone say, “I don’t knowmuch about art but I know

what I like when I see it.”That’s the kind of person Don

Martin had in mind when heinvited 12 non-artsy individualsto judge this year’s third annualLatination exhibition at MetroGalleries. Previously, the majorityof the judges have been profes-sional artists.

“Artists tend to look for certainthings,” Martin explained. “Iwanted to see what non-artistswould like best.”

So it will be interesting to seewhat they choose, but we’ll haveto wait until Friday’s opening tofind out who gets the nod. Onlythree awards are given: Best ofShow, and first and second place.

I received a preview of Latina-tion as well as the opportunity tochat with a few of the judges lastweek. Their initial reaction to theartwork was “Wow!” Ditto for me.

The judges I talked to were KimJessup, who says her currentoccupation is “being a grand-mother,” and radio personalityRachel Legan of KKXX-FM, 93.1

“I have a passion for art,”Legan said. And then, with a dra-matic sweep of her arm as if toembrace the entire collection, sheadded, “I could buy all of it.”

At the moment she was admir-ing three brilliantly colored por-traits of Mexican patriots paintedby local artist Jorge Guillen.

“Look at those eyes, they are sointense,” Legan said, indicating apiece titled “Comandante Zapa-ta.” “And it’s three-dimensional— I love all of those little thingshe puts on it, the little bullets —last year he used crayons.”

The bullets are placed with mil-itary precision on an X-shapedbelt strapped to the subject’schest. The crayons she men-tioned were what Guillen appliedto a painting of a Mexican peas-ant he entered in 2010.

Legan, and I’m sure manyother judges, was having a hardtime deciding which of the fourpaintings submitted by Alberto

Herrera was her favorite. One that couldn’t be ignored

was his “Angel of Fall,” a 3-by-5-foot canvas that features a youngwoman — with wings on her back— carrying a basket of brown eggsas several fanciful chickens peckat the ground beneath her feet.Herrera has won Best of Show twoyears in a row.

Jessup was intrigued with anew mosaic piece done by PerryHoffman of Santa Barbara, whotook first place in last year’s Lati-nation. His current entry givesthe impression of something you

might find in the patio of a Mexi-can hacienda. It’s studded withtiny ceramic figures and near thetop is a small three-dimensionalfountain-like sculpture in theshape of a woman’s face.

“I love mosaics,” she said. “AndI like this one because it tells astory; her eyes just pop out at youand you can see all the littlethings that are precious to her —this little house where she livesand the animals that she loves.”

Although Jessup hadn’t made adecision about her choices whenI spoke to her, she definitely plansto be at the reception.

“I like to hear the artists talkabout their work,” she said.“Artists are the most giving peo-

ple I know — they want to sharetheir vision with you.”

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Judge Kim Jessup studies a mosaic submitted for Latination, the annual September First Friday art exhibit at Metro Galleries.

This year’s Latinationuses non-pros as judges

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IndexHal Friedman ............................................ 21Lovin’ Bakersfield .................................... 22Ronnie Montrose...................................... 23Arts Alive.................................................. 24Family Fun Day ........................................ 25The Lowdown with Matt Munoz.............. 26Chicano art .............................................. 27Calendar .............................................. 29-33

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El Mirador, an acrylic by Linda Osburn, will be on display at MetroGalleries during the Latination juried art exhibit.

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Bowing out gracefullyBY JENNIFER SELFCalifornian lifestyles editor

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It was love for the stage that kept HalFriedman at Spotlight Theatre for nineyears. But it’s a deeper love — for his

family — that has convinced him that thetime had come to step down as execu-tive/artistic director.

Friedman’s last day as head of thedowntown theater, a position he has heldfor five years, was Friday. But it’s notentirely accurate to say that he’s left.

“I’m directing ‘Sweeney Todd’ now, soI’m there every night and when I get a job,whatever that may be, I’ll still be direct-ing,” Friedman said over the phone Mon-day. “I’m scheduled to do stuff all the waythrough July, and these shows take monthsto put on, so I don’t really get a break.”

Friedman wrestled with the decision toleave for about a year and had been dis-cussing his intentions with both his staffand members of the Spotlight’s board ofdirectors in recent weeks.

The reason for his departure is simple:It’s tough to make a living in Bakersfieldtheater, where hours are long and financialrewards few. Friedman said he was paidabout $1,800 a month after taxes but flatlydenies a rumor making the rounds in the-ater circles that the Spotlight board had cutor eliminated his pay.

“I have a third child coming in Decem-ber,” said Friedman of the baby he’sexpecting with wife Abby, who teacherstheater at Frontier High. “As much as I lovethe theater, and it’s everything to me, andthe Spotlight Theatre holds a special placein my heart, there comes a point when youfeel you have to make a change in your lifefor the betterment of your family.”

Both Friedman and Lynn Gillette, presi-dent of the Spotlight board for about threeweeks, predict that no changes to the 11-year-old theater will be obvious in the shortterm. The new season is under way andday-to-day operations will be overseen byJarred Clowes and Alex Neal, Friedman’sright-hand men. Gillette said there are noimmediate plans to fill Friedman’s position.

“It’s not really a big impact because allthree of them have been producing anddoing a lot of the same things,” saidGillette, who has been involved with theSpotlight since its inception. “The board,which is made up of a lot of business folksin town, will take on more positions as faras the financial end of the Spotlight.”

Friedman said the timing of his resigna-tion and the emergence of what he calls a“stronger” board are coincidental. Hepraised the engagement and proactivity hesees in Gillette and the other board mem-bers, who will be stepping up efforts tosecure underwriters and grants, as well aspotentially offering more artistic input.

“I’m just glad the Spotlight’s here,” saidFriedman, 32. “It’s gone through regimechanges, leadership changes and it sur-vives. The reality is that if people are wor-ried or whatever, there’s nothing to worryabout. The theater will continue.”

Clowes said he is prepared to take thebaton from Friedman, though he acknowl-edged his friend’s shadow looms large.

“I think Hal’s biggest contribution was acommitment to fix up our standards,”Clowes said. “When I came on board,there'd been several years of ups anddowns and we decided the best way tocombat that was to solidify our base, so wetook on a lot of the responsibility of thetheater ourselves. We wanted to reidentifywhat the Spotlight was going to be about,and Hal was a major part of that.”

But the magnitude of the change isbeing felt beyond the Spotlight, one of fivelocal theaters in town. Friedman’s depar-ture has been the talk of the entire theatri-cal community all week, with friends andcritics lighting up social networking siteswith comments. The posts, which teeterfrom praise over his talent to personalattacks on his character, reveal not only thedeep passions of those in theater, but alsothe rivalries among various Bakersfieldplayhouses and the bitter divisiveness thatsometimes results.

“I didn’t like to throw my power around,but there are going to be people who don’tlike you,” said Friedman, who has directedshows at most of the theaters in town.“The difference, I think in community the-ater, any theater, is that in time you makedecisions that are not popular to otherpeople and they get angry. Because we’redealing, myself included, with passionate,dramatic people, and feelings are strong.”

Jason Monroe, who performs primarilyat The Empty Space Theatre, dismissed theFacebook attacks as the sour grapes of avocal minority.

“I don’t think it’s unique to theater,” saidMonroe, 34. “Any time someone else is incharge, someone knows how to do it betterthan them.”

In fact, it was to foster goodwill in thetheater community that Friedman joinedforces with his former counterparts: Mon-roe, who until recently was executive direc-tor at The Empty Space, and Sheila

McClure of Bakersfield Community The-atre. They met regularly to discuss artisticmatters and coordinate seasons to avoidduplicating shows. The trio even collabo-rated on a production of the StephenSondheim musical “A Little Night Music”at the Spotlight.

“It was about trying to set a tone to therest of the theater community,” Monroesaid.

Friedman is proud of what he accom-plished with Monroe and McClure andhopes the alliance among the three the-aters continues. Meanwhile, he’s gettingused to his new status as “freelance” direc-tor and is hoping he will have the chanceto put to use his New York Universitydegree in film and television.

“That’s my background, but I think mymanagement skills are good and otherskills you pick up through your life.”

As for any regrets during his tenure atthe Spotlight, Friedman demurred: “I’mnot a regretter.”

“I think you wish you could have mademore money for the theater. You wish youcould have hired more people or gottenmore underwriters, achieved even biggersuccess with your shows. But you can’treally look back and regret. You did whatyou did.”

Friedman looks backWe asked Hal Friedman, who steppeddown Friday as artistic director of theSpotlight Theatre, to assess his legacy.

Audiences: “There were zero seasonticket holders when I took over, and weincreased that 200 percent,” Friedmansaid. “Our ticket sales each year havegone way up.”

Talent: “The last Spotlight auditionshad over 80 people. Most of the peo-ple who got the parts would be viewedas Stars (Theatre) actors.

“People who started at the (Spotlight)school are now main stage performers.I’m proud of how far some of the stu-dents have come.”

Equity: Friedman and the Spotlight arein year four of an ambitious five-yearplan to achieve status as an Actors’Equity theater, which would lend itincreased professional respect andgreater opportunity for local actors.

“We’ve achieved most of our bench-marks,” said Friedman, which includesfeaturing Equity performers and plansfor a performance in Los Angeles. But,ultimately, the decision of whether tocontinue to pursue Equity is up to theboard, Friedman said.

Shows: “We did ‘Parade,’ which was avery important show about racism. ...‘Parade’ is one of the big ones. Thefact that we were able to do the WestCoast premiere of ‘Evil Dead’ and ‘HighFidelity’ was huge.

“And I think of the upcoming shows,‘Spring Awakening,’ ‘Next to Normal,’‘Ragtime,’ are important shows.

Friedman also singled out “Dream-girls,” “Thoroughly Modern Millie” andthe Brian Sivisend-directed “Hamlet."

Spotlight artistic directorleaves job, not theater

PHOTO COURTESY OF CAMIELLE FULTON

Hal Friedman spent nine years workingat Spotlight Theatre.


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BY MIRANDA WHITWORTHContributing writer

Backroom bars and alleyways incities across America whispertheir secret histories. What were

once centers for music and culturemay not carry the same power today,but the memories remain and thelegacies inspire.

For those who were born andraised in Kern County, the history ofthe Bakersfield Sound and the coun-try stars that rode the wave is com-mon knowledge. Outsiders, though,have a very different view of our townand its influence on the rest of theworld.

“Bakersfield has this reputation forbeing no big deal,” said StephanieNicora co-founder of the music blogWayfarenotes.com. “It’s just this townyou pass through when you’re drivingto L.A.”

But Nicora and her web-partner-in-crime, Lindsey Trowbridge, are a dif-ferent breed of outsiders. The womenhave been friends for more than fiveyears, and, although Trowbridge isbased out of San Francisco and Nico-ra is out of Los Angeles, the two haveremained friends as they share a pas-sion for music and its history. Hence,the launch of Wayfarenotes.com, ablog that chronicles their visits tocities with a musical history they feelneed to be shared.

The blog launched Friday with thedebut entry detailing their trip to Bak-ersfield. Nicora said she picked thecity as their first official stop becauseof her love for performer Red Simp-son and the great musicians fromKern County that came after him.

She, Trowbridge and friend Eliza-beth McFadden arrived in town on ahot Saturday night in July. I escortedthe ladies around town, and we madestops at Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace,Narducci’s, Sandrini’s, B. Ryder’s,Guthrie’s Alley Cat and The Mint. Inour six hours on the scene thatevening, we saw the Buckaroos, bluesact Whiteboy James and The Express,the ska and Latin beats of MentoBuru, and Latin alt rock favoritesVelorio.

“It was amazing that there was somuch going on that we couldn’t getto it all in one night. That’s what real-ly impressed me about Bakersfield,”Nicora said.

Not only were they impressed withthe music itself, but Trowbridge andNicora were impressed with theatmosphere in the downtown area.

“You go to these California townsand you just find yourself in thesestrip malls and places like that. Thetime and care that’s been put into thevenues that we went to was amazing.Sandrini’s and Narducci’s blew meaway. It was like we were in some lit-tle place in North Beach in San Fran-cisco; it wasn’t what I expected at all.”

In addition to their Saturday nightout, the two took advantage of Bak-ersfield’s vintage shops, the PadreHotel and the newly opened stage atRiley’s Tavern on Sunday. Their staywas rounded out Monday with a tripto Oildale, where they got a true tasteof the Bakersfield Sound at Trout’sand The Blackboard Stages.

As they traveled across the city,meeting bartenders and musicianswho spanned the cultural divide,Nicora said they felt a real sense ofcommunity when it came to everyoneinvolved.

“Even going and talking to Rock-well at Trout’s, he’s a country musicguy but the way he talked about theyoung musicians in town, it reallyseemed like he knew them andappreciated them. I got this sensethat the music community in Bakers-field is a tight-knit family.”

Beyond their love of music, thewomen started the project as anexcuse to explore the American coun-tryside. On their travels across thecountry, they realized each getawayhad a common theme.

“We hadn’t really seen a lot of thiscountry so we’d pick random citiesand would just go. After a couple oftrips, we realized we were music trav-eling,” said Nicora.

On the way will be an entry fromCharlotte, N.C. once a thriving musicrecording mecca. Also coming up is atrip to Minneapolis, Minn., a thrivingLatin music community.

The pair hope that by shining thelight on the country’s various musicalcenters, that they’ll revitalize interestamong readers in their own home-towns.

“Bakersfield is an amazing thing,”Nicora said. “The bars, the musiciansand the people that go to the shows.It’s very precious. I know a lot of peo-ple are bummed out because they live

in Bakersfield and think it isn’t thatgreat. But what you have there is real-ly special, and I hope people canappreciate it.”

Outsiders find joy in BakoBlog praises music,nightlife and food

On the InternetWayfarenotes.com

How did Bakersfield come off?A quick look at a new websitethat explores music scenesthroughout the country reveals afun — sometimes cringe-inducing— view of our city through theeyes of some adventurous out-of-towners up for a good time andnew experiences (pickled cowtongue tastes just like beefCarpaccio. Who knew?). Somefolks will quibble with whetherthe gals got a fact wrong here orthere (the name is spelled DwightYoakam, ladies!). But it’s hard togrumble when Bakersfield has soclearly worked its charm on thesenewly minted converts to our faircity.

From Wayfarenotes.comA couple cocktails down and offto the next stop. Narducci's Cafeis an Italian food joint specializingin Basque food. It’s named afterJimmy Narducci who still worksthere. Miranda explained thatfamily names are still common inBako. It is a town of "old money,"with wealth acquired throughblue collar means. “Everyone inBakersfield has relatives fromOklahoma,” Miranda added. Bak-ersfield was populated by thedust bowl. And the Okies brought“Okie music,” which would even-tually evolve into the BakersfieldSound. This town's got farming,manufacturing and the oil fields.It’s really no wonder that theWorking Man Blues style of coun-try music flourished here. Bakers-fieldians have a lot of pride in thecommunity they built from hardlabor and brow sweat, and theyhave love for the musicians thatcame up in their town.

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Traveling music and culture bloggers, from left, Elizabeth McFadden,Stephanie Fryslie Nicora and Lindsey Trowbridge visit Bakersfield.

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What does a rock ’n’ roll guitargod like Ronnie Montrosedo when he’s not laying

down riffs of thunder? He goes fish-ing, of course.

After nearly 40 years as a frontmanand session wiz, the heavy rock gui-tarist is still making music and tour-ing the world. Appearing Wednesdayat the Fox Theater, he joins other ’70sveterans being rediscovered by fansvia the Web and the ever-popularclassic rock radio format. But for allthe accolades he continues to beshowered with for his musical inno-vations, this shredder is quite contentliving the simple life offstage.

“David Bowie said in his song,‘Changes’: ‘Look out you rock ’n’rollers, don’t grow up and out of it.’Guess what, David, you’re wrong. I’mhappy to grow up and out of it,” saidthe 63-year-old from his cellphoneaboard a fishing boat in Copperopo-lis, Calif., where he’s currently onvacation. “It’s something I’m very for-tunate and blessed to be able to do,and I’m glad people like to hear mestrum those six strings.”

Starting out knee-deep in the mixof the Bay Area’s flourishing ’60s psy-chedelic music scene, a young Mon-trose was also signed to promoter BillGraham’s Fillmore Records at thetime with his first band, Sawbuck. Butjust before the release of their debut,he was recruited by Irish singer-song-writer Van Morrison to join him in thestudio recording his landmark record“Tupelo Honey.” Following the suc-cess of that record, Montrose soonbecame one of the most sought-aftersession guitarists with the likes of theEdgar Winter Group, Boz Scaggs andHerbie Hancock before forming hisown group, Montrose.

Signed to Warner Bros. Records, theband released the album that wouldbecome a cornerstone of heavy rock,“Montrose.” Overlooked at the timeof its release in ’73, today it’s reveredas a rock masterpiece for introducingthe world to a young vocalist by thename of Sammy Hagar. It’s also beencredited with pioneering a new sub-genre called “heavy metal,” a label hedisagrees with.

“I always shied away from the labelof ‘heavy metal,’ because I consideredMontrose heavy rock. Heavy metal tome is bands like Metallica andMegadeth in the ’80s. My heroes wereZeppelin, Free and Deep Purple. Inmy mind, because of my own sensi-bilities, and my — for lack of betterterms — nomenclature and sematics,all of us, including Aerosmith, werenot metal. It was all heavy rock.”

After parting ways with Hagar,Montrose formed Gamma, a groupthat also incorporated the use of

modern electric keyboards into theirsound just before the dawn of MTV.In subsequent years, Montrose neverstopped playing, releasing severalsolo records. Put in a YouTube searchand you’re bound to find some vin-tage clips along with unusual tributesfrom musicians he’s influenced. Butdoes he pay attention to his musicallegacy streaming online for the worldto see?

“No, I don’t, but I get so muchfeedback from my fans who email meabout what my music has done intheir lives, and I get people who sendme their tribute bands. I’m very flat-tered and honored that music Ipenned in my 20s, now some 40 yearslater, is still being listened to. That’s agreat feeling to have — that they’vestood the test of time.”

Another question he’s frequentlyasked is whether he and formerbandmate Sammy Hagar will everreunite in the future. Montrose saidhe’s always up for tearing up “BadMotor Scooter” and “Rock Candy”again with his old buddy, if time per-

mits. “There will never be any recording

or touring in that sense, but Sammyand I still talk. He’s busy doing histhing and I’m doing mine. We may doa reunion show for fun, and literallyat this point in our lives it would bejust for fun. I’m sure there will come aday when Sammy and I will share astage together and play some of theold songs.”

After all the hits and deep albumcuts next week, a guitar used duringthe show will be autographed byMontrose and donated for the Bak-ersfield Police Activities League’s“Hometown Heroes” dinner and auc-tion. The event is set for Sept. 24 atthe Petroleum Club. The donation ispart of an ongoing program startedby the guitarist and sponsors Tone-Pros and Dean Markley for this year’stour.

“Every community has a lot of spe-cific needs, but I want to keep it localin the communities that I come andplay to. The idea is to get the biggestbang for the guitar that my friendshelp me give away. That’s what’sbeautiful about this program.”

Joining Montrose onstage will bedrummer Steve Brown, bassist DanMcNair and vocalist Kevin Casey.

“These three guys have grown intomy goal. We’re killing it every time wego up on stage, and we have one mis-sion: to leave everybody ecstatic thatwe give everyone 150 percent.”

Rock icon keeps it simpleRonnie Montrose livingthe quiet life offstage

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Ispoke to Floyd Dillon a fewdays ago to ask about hisgoals as president of the Bak-

ersfield Art Association. He’staken over the reins from KathySchilling, who held the positionfor four years and spearheadedthe BAA’s move to downtownBakersfield.

First off, though, let me remindyou to stop by the association’sArt Center Friday during the ArtsDistrict’s First Friday events. BAAmember Shirley Rowles is thefeatured artist, and the freereception includes refreshmentsand live music.

Now back to Dillon and whathe hopes to achieve during histerm of office.

“I want to improve the facilityto get more people to come in,”he said. “And I’d like to increasethe amount of scholarships wegive each year.”

One improvement that’salready in the planning stagesconcerns changing the lightingsystem in the Art Center. “Fluo-rescent light is not good for dis-playing art,” he said. “We want toput in track lighting.”

An electrician Dillon contactedhas estimated the cost at about$3,500. Betty Younger gave thelighting fund a jump-start with adonation of $1,000. Since then,about $500 has been receivedfrom other donors and Dillonhopes the remainder will be sup-plied by a grant request the asso-ciation has made.

Regarding scholarships, thenew president hopes to broadenthe field of recipients in additionto providing larger amounts.

“Last year we gave awardsmostly to teachers of middleschool art,” he said. “That’s finebut I would like to see moreactivity in assisting students atthe college level.”

Overall, he would like toincrease the BAA’s exposurelocally.

“We want to provide a forumfor local artists

not only atthe ArtCenterbut atother ven-

ues abouttown and,

of course,

we are doing that now,” he said.“We want to encourage art in thecommnity — it’s basically for the beau-tification of Bakersfield.”

Dillon, a retired Air Force offi-cer, took up oil painting in 1985when his youngest child enteredcollege. He and his wife moved toBakersfield in 2005 from Albu-querque, N.M., but have lived inmany different countriesthroughout his career.

“I was born in Hawaii(because) my father was in theNavy,” he said. “Then when I wasin the service we moved all over— Southeast Asia, Germany,Japan. My family had to put upwith me.”

New display at Dagny’sJim Bates, an artist whose work

has appeared in The Californian’sEye Gallery, will be on hand tomeet visitors Friday evening atDagny’s. He plans to exhibit aselection of framed pen and inkdrawings and several new paint-ings.

Trains are a favorite subject forthe artist, along with Bakersfieldlandmarks. Like many localartists, he’s also inspired by theKern River.

Currently, he’s working on aseries that will showcase scenesof the river on its course fromhigh in the Sierra to Gordon’sFerry near Hart Park.

In April of this year, however,he spent time in southern Franceand will probably display one ortwo pieces he did there.

One of these, titled “TheBridge of Langlois,” is Bates’finely detailed drawing of ascene painted by Van Gogh whenthe famous artist was living inArles.

A member of the BakersfieldArt Association, Bates retired assuperintendent of the LamontSchool District in 2006 after 34years as an educator. Early in hiscareer he taught art at MountainView Middle School.

Raven’s abstract artA reception at The Empty

Space on Saturday will mark theopening of Jen Raven’s exhibit ofunusual and distinctive abstractart.

She refers to the small skull-like images in her paintings as“Mourners.”

These eerie figures — Ravencalls them characters — pop outof the eyes of a larger skull,which, in turn, springs from areplica of a food take-out carton.I was intrigued with similarexamples when her work wasshown at The Foundry last year.

“I created the Mourners toexpress sorrow, pain or grievingat its most primal, at its most vis-ceral level,” she says.

“They are meant to be childlikein their execution in order tobring the viewer right to theheart of the emotions I hope toexpress.”

Originally this series was donein crayon on paper but Ravenhas created several new acrylicpaintings for the current exhibit.Some carry a message in theupper-right corner, such as “Youwill not be punished for youranger; you will be punished byyour anger.”

Sounds like good advice to me.

Jay Smith at the PadreJazz violinist Patrick Contreras

of Fresno will join Jay Smith andhis trio next Wednesday at thePadre Hotel’s Prairie Fire lounge.

“It should be an energeticshow,” said Smith, who playspiano, keyboard and synthesizer.“Patrick and I played a lot togeth-er in Fresno — this is almost likea reunion.”

Smith, 27, a graduate of FresnoCity College, now makes hishome in Bakersfield.

His trio includes FernandoMontoya on acoustic and electricbass, and drummer JonathanWeinmann.

He describes his style of music

as progressive although he doesdo a few jazz standards.

“I’m more of the Miles Davisschool — he said you shouldchange every five years,” Smithsaid.

“I’m not like Wynton Marsalaswho thinks you should put (jazz)on a pedestal and never changeit.”

A composer as well as a per-former, Smith expects to releasea new album in October. Titled“Unashamed Portrayal,” it’smade up of music he’s written inthe past as well as some newmaterial.

It includes his full band, whichis made up of Grammy-nominat-ed guitarist Andre Bush as well asMontoya, Weinmann, ChrisNguyen, Mark Manda, ArmandoJoe Vazquez, Jay Jay Hicks andNunzio Urbina.

Smith’s upcoming gig at thePadre is a switch from his usualWednesday night venue at LaCorusse Rouge.

He also teaches at the WhiteLane restaurant from 6:30 to 7:30p.m. on Wednesdays and is a leadinstructor in the Bakersfield JazzWorkshop.

A bright idea at art galleryShirley Rowlesart exhibitWhen: Opening reception, 6to 8 p.m. Friday

Where: BAA Art Center, 1817Eye St.

Admission: Free


Jim Bates art exhibitWhen: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday

Where: Dagny’s Coffee Shop,1600 20th St.

Admission: Free


Jen Raven: Abstract ArtWhat: Opening reception, 2to 5 p.m. Saturday

When: The Empty Space,706 Oak St.

Admission: Free

Information: 327-PLAY

Patrick Contreras andthe Jay Smith TrioWhen: 7 p.m. Wednesday

Where: Prairie Fire at thePadre Hotel, 1702 18th St.

Admission: Free

Information: [email protected]

Camille Gavin CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

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Camille Gavin’s “Arts Alive”column appears on Thursday. Write to her via e-mail at [email protected]

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PHOTO COURTESY OF JIM BATES

“The Bridge of Langlois” by Jim Bates is one of the works theartist will have on display at his show at Dagny's on Friday. A sub-ject of Van Gogh’s, the bridge also inspired Bates, who worked inpen and ink from a photo he took of the bridge while on vacationin the south of France in April.

PHOTO BY TODD POWERS

“By Your Anger" by Jen Ravenis one of her works that will be on display at The Empty Spacefor her exhibit, which opensSaturday.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JAY SMITH

Jazz violinist Patrick Contrerasof Fresno will join Jay Smithand his trio for a show at thePadre Hotel's Prairie Firelounge on Wednesday.


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BY ASHLEY FISCHERContributing writer

The next time you’re about to say,“Nothing in life is free,” think again.Because the fifth annual Family Fun

Day at Stramler Park on Saturday is justthat — free — and it includes a full day’sworth of activities, all for the low cost ofsimply showing up.

Hosted by pastor Mike Salazar and hiswife, Angelina, of Set Free Ministries, theevent began as a small block party celebra-tion located in the parking lot of theirchurch, quickly outgrowing its originalvenue, and became the pair’s attempt togive a little back to the community by pro-viding it with a whole lot of fun.

“Actually, this is technically our sixthevent, but we’re calling it the ‘Fifth Annu-al,’ because we’ve only been at StramlerPark for five years,” Salazar said. “The firstone we did downtown, where our church islocated, but we could already tell therewasn’t enough room. We tried it that firstyear, and every year it’s been a success —increasing in the number of people whocome, and we’ve been increasing in thenumber things that we do. Every year it’sjust been better and better, really.”

This year, Salazar has ensured there willbe no shortage of fun things for you andyour family to do to ensure you get themost bang for your non-existent buck.There will be a car and motorcycle show,live music, a puppet show, a break-dancingcompetition, a raffle and more. And thenthere are the hot dogs. Lots and lots of hotdogs.

“After that day, nobody wants to eat ahot dog for a while,” he laughed. “There’stoo many hotdogs.”

Last year, Salazar estimated that he and

his group of hardworking volunteerscooked up enough of the donated dogs tofeed nearly 3,000 hungry attendees, andthat’s with people coming back for sec-onds, and sometimes even thirds. In addi-tion to the standard hot dogs, Salazar andhis group will be giving out punch, chipsand ice cream.

“We try to get people to donate the hotdogs, donate the water, donate the otherthings we need. If not, we buy it. Ourchurch is not a mega-church, everyonechips in together and helps out, and if wecome up short, we do a fundraiser.”

Just as the name says, Family Fun Day isan event for all members of the family, andthere are plenty of activities lined up forthe younger members. There will be artsand crafts tables, a giant water slide, a tug-of-war competition and a puppet show,presented by Kings Kids Puppets.

“From noon to 1 we have the puppetshow, and that’s always a big hit,” Salazarsaid. “The group puts on a show for usevery year. They make their own puppetsand they’re really lifelike. The shows usual-ly focus on something that’s happeningtoday, current events, that sort of thing.Sometimes, we have more adults overthere watching than the kids.”

So if you’re strapped for cash this week-end, or simply want to enjoy a day of sun-shine, festivities, and free hot dogs, headout to Stramler Park and be a part of thechurch’s gift to the community.

After all, there’s that other saying thatgoes, “The best things in life are free.”

Bring family down tofree fun day at parkPastor, wife created annualfestival for community

Fifth annual Family Fun DayWhen: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday

Where: Stramler Park, 3805 ChesterAve.

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Chalk up this Friday’s CDrelease party at Sandrini’sfor Bakersfield band The

Architecture as another reason tocelebrate the latest revival sweep-ing through Bakersfield’s bur-geoning indie rock scene.

Ready to put their new Ep,“Begin to Shake” into your hands,singer and guitarist Dane Forstdescribed the debut release as amix of interests and influences.

“It almost sounds like a sound-track. I’m not the most structuredperson. I just like to write whatsounds good.”

The Ep’s release is part of thequintet’s development plan thatbegan with Forst and his originalcompositions, all of which makeup “Begin to Shake.” Arriving inBakersfield from Wisconsin yearsago, he quickly found himselfstruggling with one of the com-mon dilemmas facing artists.

“When I first started this proj-ect, the scene was very splin-tered,” said Forst. “A lot of themusicians I spoke with had issueswith other musicians and wouldrefuse to work with certain peo-ple. It was disappointing, but Istill found the environment inBakersfield to be good for newmusic.”

With little success at first, Forstmade progress after meeting gui-tarist Jeremy Robinson, a musi-cian who’d logged many miles invarious bands.

“We had the sameinfluences, and I’d

been playing inbands a long-time,” said

Robinson, a clas-sically trained

pianist. After

finding Robinson, Forst decided tohit Craigslist to round out the band.

“I put a list of the bands I wasinto and wrote if you’re looking tobe in a Dave Matthews Band-typegroup, this is not for you. Thatreally pissed people off for somereason,” he laughed.

But it also helped attract theattention of another multi-instru-mentalist, Johansen Ng, who wascommuting to Los Angeles to per-form with other bands on a vari-ety of stringed and brass instru-ments. After reading Forst’s origi-nal ad, Ng was confident this washis ticket to a local gig.

“I just showed up and jammedon a couple songs at first,” hesaid. “Then it just kept going.”

Coincidentally, both Robinson

and Ng attended the same musicprogram at Columbia Union Col-lege in Maryland at differenttimes.

“They were destined to betogether,” Forst joked in a dra-matic tone.

Rounding out the group’s line-up with drummer EddieRodriguez and bassist RyanBright, they soon found theirstride after some live shows latelast year. Transforming Forst’stunes from acoustic guitar strum-a-longs into indie pop gems wasaided by Robinson’s experience.

“To create a cohesive sound, webrought in our influences,” saidRobinson of the material, most ofwhich was written years beforethe band’s formation. “We wereall on the same page as far aswhat we wanted it to sound like.”

“Begin to Shake,” opens withthe crescendo of “In Berlin,” anobvious nod to the many Euro-pean influences heard through-out the release. The mood is simi-lar to the ethereal multi-layeredsoundscapes of Iceland’s SigurRós. Both Ng and Robinson helpbring out much of the record’sclassical nuances while Rodriguezand Bright maintain a solid pulse.That feeling continues on stand-

out tracks “Delusional Creatures,”and “Julie Andrews Swordfish,”with some minor tempo changes.Forst’s vocals, while void of anystriking emotion, remind me ofclassic ’80s art rock singers. Notquite Bryan Ferry — more like thesubtle moodiness of The OceanBlue and The Church. The projectwas recorded and producedentirely by the band with CD art-work by Forst, and mastered inNew York by famed engineer FredKevorkian, known for his workwith White Stripes and others.Overall, it’s a solid package thatshows the band has a lot ofpromise.

“We could’ve pieced togethermoney to go to an outside studioand have someone dictate a lot ofthings, but we wanted to havecomplete artistic control,” saidForst. “We’re trying to create anexperience and not just be aband. On the surface, our songsare moody and so our CD art-work reflects that. It’s a goodmarriage.”

Everyone will receive a freecopy of “Begin to Shake” withpaid admission to the show.

“Come and experience a bandthat is working as a unit and pas-sionate about what they do.”

And just like fellow local musi-cal brethren The Ease, Choirs,

and others who are out there pro-moting one another in a collec-tive effort to help encourage con-tinued growth in the scene, Forstsays he hopes the new CD willhelp inspire others.

“If I wanted something biggerto come out of this, it’s that Bak-ersfield will open itself up more,”Robinson said.

Friday’s show kicks off at 9 p.m.Admission is $5. Opening will beThe Volume and DJ Aaron D. San-drini’s is at 1918 Eye St. 322-8900or thearchitecturemusic.com.

Matt’s PickMetalachi at Fishlips, 1517

18th St., today, 9 p.m., $10,324-2557.

Imagine Ozzy Osbourne moon-lighting in Mexico and you haveMetalachi. Billed as “The World’sFirst and Only Heavy Metal Mari-achi Band,” these loco bandidoshave done the impossible. Mesh-ing Mexican mariachi music withthe headbanging sound of heavymetal, the result is nothing shortof bizarre. Sporting traditionalmariachi outfits with somespooky makeup, this group pullsit off and well — can’t say thatabout many musicians. Coveringclassics by Metallica, Led Zeppe-lin and more, it’s one musicaldesmadre.

The Architecture’s blueprint

Bakotopia UnpluggedOpen Mic Night With host Matt Munoz

When: 8 to 11 p.m. Wednes-days. Signups start at 7:30p.m.

Where: Fishlips, 1517 18th St.

Information: 324-2557 orvisit the Facebook page forupdates.

The Lowdown with Matt Munoz

Matt Munoz is editor of Bakotopia.com, a sister website of The Californian that devotes itself to promoting Bakersfield’s art

scene. Matt’s column appears every Thursday in Eye Street.

Indie rockers lay itout with new Ep

PHOTO COURTESY OF METALACHI

Heavy metal mariachi act Metalachi performs tonight at Fishlips.PHOTO BY MICHAEL LEE

The Architecture appears Friday at Sandrini’s. From left: Dane Forst,Jeremy Robinson, Johansen Ng, Eddie Rodriguez and Ryan Bright.


Eye Street

BY JENNIFER SELFCalifornian staff writer

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Aself-described conservativewith a trove of art from thefarmworker movement?

Somewhere, Cesar Chavez is eitherlaughing or weeping.

But the contradiction doesn’t seemas blatant after a conversation withthe affable collector Craig Neville,owner of Henley’s Photo in down-town Bakersfield.

It seems Neville, who for yearsworked as a labor contractor, takesthe very narrow middle ground onwhat has been a bitter and protractedstruggle between workers and grow-ers.

“My political views — I’m notstrong that way,” he said over thephone Monday.

“To me, the past is the past, and weall respect each other’s opinions, andI think there are beautiful pieces therethat mean something to someone,and I think it’s time people haveaccess to them.”

Neville means what he says aboutaccess: The 60-odd pieces he’s beencollecting over the last few years havebeen in storage until now. But MetroGalleries president Don Martin gotwind of the art and persuaded Nevilleto display a few of the pieces at thegallery during First Friday tomorrowevening.

“I've been researching the artistsand the groups that created theseposters and prints for the past fewweeks,” Martin said. “Most were doneat the height of the farm-labor move-ment and many of them are part ofthe fabric of the history of this com-munity.

“I'm not trying to make a politicalstatement by showing these butrather encouraging the viewer toremember or learn about this era.”

The subject matter of Neville’s col-lection — mostly posters and draw-ings — ranges from religious iconog-raphy to Chicano pride to anti-growersloganeering to stirring calls to actiondirected at field workers.

Depending on one’s political incli-nations, some of the more provoca-tive pieces could be dismissed asflame-throwing propaganda, createdto mobilize public support for boy-cotts and other union action. Buttying the art together into a cohesivecollection are the overarching themesof social justice, empowerment andcultural identity.

Neville estimates that most of thepieces were created in the 1960s and’70s. He acquired many from a friend,whom he described as “being in themovement,” though he declined togive the man’s name out of respectfor his privacy. Neville said much of

the work bears the stamp of a LosAngeles art gallery, which he believesis a sign of its authenticity. For infor-mation on the other pieces, he con-sulted the reference guide “ChicanoArt: Resistance and Affirmation.”

“What they do is various peopleget together and analyze, review andkind of maintain the history of theChicano movement as it pertains tothe ’60s and ’70s,” said Neville, whonoted that his collection containsworks by noted Mexican-Americanartists Salvador Roberto Torres andJose Montoya.

The most current image, a postermade from a 2004 San Francisco bill-board, depicts then-President GeorgeW. Bush with the word “LIAR”scrawled under the portrait (no hardfeelings: Neville points out that hevoted for Bush).

But his favorite piece is probablythe least political of all: a poster thatfeatures a little girl in a sweet water-

melon-print summer dress.“It would break my heart (to sell it)

and, again, I don’t know if I’m partingwith it all,” said Neville, who as of ear-lier this week hadn’t quite settled onwhich, if any, of the pieces will beoffered for sale.

“The big thing Friday night is put-ting it out there. I want to share this.”

Posters of powerArt from farmworkermovement on display

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The sweet image of a girl in a watermelon-print dress is collector CraigNeville's favorite. Neville will display part of his collection Friday.


Eye Street

BY STEFANI DIASCalifornian assistant lifestyles editor

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Latination at Metro Galleriesmay be the big event for Sep-tember First Fridays, but it’s

something Out of the Ordinarythat’s making artistic waves overat The Foundry.

The first show of husband andwife artists Michael and SusanRoussel, the Friday event will fea-ture both traditional and quirkyceramics, which reflect the cou-ple’s different styles.

“I describe my work as sweetlydark ceramics resurrected fromvintage molds and slightlyaltered,” Susan Roussel said.

Some of those vintage moldsdate back to the 1950s, but Rous-sel uses those castings as a startingpoint for her more gothic works,which include pendants,brooches, one-of-a-kind figurinesand functional pieces (like dishes).

“I have a functional bowl cov-ered with what I call ‘bad babies.’It might be more to look at, butyou could eat your cereal out of itif you like.”

Roussel, 61, didn’t start outplanning to focus on such uncon-ventional pieces, which may seem

more at home sold on the “blackmarket” at Anaheim’s Bats DayGoth gathering than in Bakers-field. A former program coordina-tor for the Bakersfield Parks andRecreation Department, she gotinto ceramics seriously in 2003when she traded the 9-to-5 for the“remodel from hell at home.”

“I had been working on myceramics, a ‘shabby chic’ style thatI thought people would buy.(Amid the remodeling stress) thenI just started making things thatwere dark, but adding humor to it.

“I’m the old lady that should bepainting seascapes, but I’m not.”

What Roussel is creating arepieces that evoke her favorite holi-day.

“I like Halloween. Who says ithas to be once a year?”

Her love of the macabre issomething she embraces both

near (at shows like Burn the Witchand the upcoming Art Vs. Zom-bies) and far (the aforementionedBats Day, known for its array ofvendors and a culminating Gothtrip to Disneyland).

Although Roussel’s husbanddoesn’t share her passion forspooky ceramics, he is just as firedup about his art.

After graduating from highschool in 1967 with an award for

most outstanding student of theyear, he attended SacramentoCity College and Cal State Sacra-mento, majoring in art andceramics. In the mid-’70s, hetaught ceramics classes using alow-temperature firing technique.

Later turning to building con-tracting (and long hours), Rousselreturned to his art around 2000with a fortuitous gift.

“He was a workaholic,” SusanRoussel said of her husband. “Ibought a wheel for him and gavehim three months to use it. Use itor lose it.”

Roussel, 62, has stayed busy likehis wife, hand-sculpting manypieces and employing Old Worldtechniques, like Raku and horse-hair firing, as well as creating hisown glazes.

Along with developing theirown art, the Roussels enjoy shar-ing their creativity with theyounger generation, whether it’sone of their six grandchildren orthe at-risk youth Susan has taughtin classes at home and elsewhere.

Their styles may be different,but the Roussels thrive on that,Susan said.

“Opposites attract. I’m self-taught, he’s trained. He helps meout in areas, and I help him out.We’re sharing ideas. I think that’sall good.”

Even if those ideas are a bit out-side of the box.

“The weirder the better. You’renot doing your job if they don’ttake a second glance.”

“I enjoy what I do. If they smile,then I know I’m not freaking themout too much.”

Couple mold art into show at FoundryRoussel Roussel: Out of the OrdinaryWhen: 5 to 9 p.m. Friday

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Eye StreetGO & DOTodayBookseller’s Book Group, 7 p.m., Barnes& Noble, in the cafe, 4001 California Ave.631-2575.Read the Classics, for young readers ages8 to 12, 4 p.m., Barnes & Noble, children’sdepartment, 4001 California Ave. 631-2575.

FridayBakersfield Blaze vs. High Desert Mav-ericks, 7:30 p.m. Friday through Monday,Sam Lynn Ball Park, 4009 Chester Ave. $8-$12.50 (Monday $1). bakersfieldblaze.comor 716-HITS.CD Release Party, by The Architecture, 9p.m., Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St. 21 & over only.303-3945.Fantastic Friday Storytime, with MissOlivia, 10 a.m., Barnes & Noble, 4001 Califor-nia Ave. 631-2575.First Friday Downtown, featuring livemusic, art openings, specialty shops, gal-leries and boutiques, artists will set up theirartwork, 5 to 9 p.m., Downtown Arts Dis-trict. 634-9598.Lantern Light Tour & Ghost Hunt, 9 to10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Silver CityGhost Town, 3829 Lake Isabella Blvd., Bod-fish. $12 per person of all ages. 760-379-5146.My Only Vice: Vice Ganda, doors open at7 p.m., show at 8 p.m., Bakersfield Fox The-ater, 2001 H St. $32 to $82. vallitix.com or322-5200.Pajamarama Storytime, with Miss Olivia,7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 4001 California Ave.631-2575.

SaturdayAdvanced Flintknapping Workshop,with Gary Pickett, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Tehachapi Museum, 310 S. Green St. Work-shop limited to 10 people. Bring gloves,safety glasses and wear long pants. Reser-vations needed, [email protected] or 822-8152.BC Football vs. LA Pierce, 7 p.m., Bakers-field College, 1801 Panorama Drive. $3-$12depending on area of seating. 395-4326.Certified Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon,next to Golden State Mall, 3201 F St. Dangerous Boys Club, 2 p.m., Barnes &Noble, children’s area, 4001 California Ave.Free. 631-2575.Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., BrimhallSquare, 9500 Brimhall Road. Fifth annual End of Summer Family FunDay, food, music, puppet show, guestspeakers, door prizes, car and bike show,water slide, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Stramler Park,3805 Chester Ave. Free. 332-9297.Garden Project Community Meeting,learn how to plant your own vegetable gar-den, 10 to noon a.m., St. Luke AnglicanChurch, 2730 Mall View Road. 332-3204.“History & Geology of the GrandCanyon,” with geologist Tim Elam, 3 p.m.,Buena Vista Museum of Natural History,2018 Chester Ave. 324-6350.Just for Kids, 10:30 a.m. to noon, BuenaVista Museum of Natural History, 2018Chester Ave. $7 adults; $5 students with ID,seniors; $4 for children under 18; 5 andunder are free. Members are free. 324-6350.Sierra Club-Buena Vista Group Program& Brunch, discussing “Growing Produce atHome,” 10 a.m., Camino Real Restaurant,3500 Truxtun Ave. 323-5569.Teen Gaming, Wii Kinect, 3 to 5 p.m., BealeMemorial Library, auditorium, 701 TruxtunAve. Free. 868-0770.

Wild West Show, with The Tombstone LawDawgs Old West re-enactment gunfightergroup, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sun-day, Silver City Ghost Town, 3829 LakeIsabella Blvd., Bodfish. $5.50 adults; $4.50for children 12 and under, children 5 andunder are free. 760-379-5146.

SundayViva Mexico Festival, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.,Kern County Fairgrounds, Budweiser Pavil-ion, 1142 S. P St. Free. 327-9711.

ARTThird annual “Latination” art exhibitopening, 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, Metro Gal-leries, 1604 19th St. themetrogalleries.comor 634-9598.Opening Reception for “The AbstractWorks of Jen Raven,” entertainment,refreshments, 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, TheEmpty Space, 706 Oak St. 327-PLAY.Roussel Roussel Out of the Ordinary, 5to 9 p.m. Friday, The Foundry, 1602 20th St.301-3283.Opening Reception, for Betty Leonor, "AOne Woman Exhibit," 6 to 10 p.m. Friday,Reiter Gallery, 1914 Chester Ave. 862-0059.Art Show with Shirley Rowles, 6 to 9p.m. Friday, Bakersfield Art Association ArtCenter, 1817 Eye St. Free. 869-2320.Jim Bates, featured artist for the month ofSeptember, Dagny's Coffee Co., 1600 20thSt. 634-0806.All Media Class, by instructor Phyllis Oliv-er, all media welcome, with color theorystressed. For more information or to regis-ter, e-mail [email protected] or call348-4717. Art classes, beginning watercolor, begin-ning drawing, advanced drawing and water-color painters’ group, taught by Carol Brad-shaw. Call or e-mail for details and enroll-ment. [email protected] or 760-376-6604.Art for Healing program, of Mercy Hospi-tals of Bakersfield has many unique classesthat may help alleviate stress and anxietyresulting in illness, loss, grief or caring foranother. All classes are free but some sug-gest a donation and are held at Mercy Hos-pital, Truxtun Campus, Truxtun and A Street.Visit mercybakersfield.org/ art or to register,632-5747. Basic Beading & Wire Wrapping Work-shop, with Susi Klassen, private instructionor by appointment, The Bead Hut, 610 18thSt. To schedule an appointment, call 324-0975 or 706-6490.Beginning Oil Painting, with instructorGlen Jelletich, classes held 1 to 3 p.m. Mon-days. Call 399-3707 for more information orto register. Beginning, Intermediate and AdvancedDrawing, by instructor Nina Landgraff,series of five two-hour classes. Call for moreinformation or to register. 304-7002.“Connections,” an exhibition of works byartists participating in the visual arts festi-val, on display until Aug. 28, The BakersfieldMuseum of Art, 1930 R St. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Tuesday-Friday; noon to 4 p.m. Saturday andSunday. Closed Mondays. 323-7219.Free art classes, for home-school children,11 a.m. Thursdays, Moore’s Art School, 837-1037. Juliana’s Art Studio & Gallery, offersyouth art, clay sculpture, stained glass, sil-ver jewelry, voice lessons, Juliana’s Art Stu-dio & Gallery, 501 18th St. For times anddates call 327-7507.

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Native American Arts Association,meets to learn basketry, beadwork andmore, 9 a.m. to noon each Thursday,The Stockdale Moose Lodge, 905 StineRoad. 852-5050.

The Art Center, 1817 Eye St., 869-2320; offers a variety of painting anddrawing classes. Call for details.

The Art Shop Club, 9 a.m. to nooneach Thursday, Friday and Saturday,The Art Shop, 1221 20th St. All medi-ums. 322-0544, 589-7463 or 496-5153.

THEATER

Thursday“Seussical Jr. the Musical,” 7 p.m.today through Saturday; 2 p.m. Sun-day, Bakersfield Community Theater,2400 S. Chester Ave. Pre-sale $10; $15adults; $12 children. 831-8114.

Improv Comedy Show, with CenterFor Improv Advancement, 8 to 9:30p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Ice House,3401 Chester Ave., Suite M. Adults: $5on Friday and Saturdays, childrenunder 12 are $1 every day.ciacomedy.com. Comedy.

“Rocky Horror Picture Show,” pre-sented by The Velvet Darkness, doorsopen at 11 p.m., show at midnight Fri-day and Saturday, The Empty Space,706 Oak St. $10. 327-PLAY.

“The Show Must Go On,” followedby the vaudeville revue “Hot SummerNights” 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2p.m. Sunday, Gaslight Melodrama The-atre & Music Hall, 12748 Jomani Drive.$12 to $23. 587-3377.

Major League Improv, improvisa-tional comedy show, appropriate forfamilies, 6 p.m. Saturdays, The EmptySpace, 706 Oak St. Free but dona-tions are accepted. 327-PLAY.

MUSIC

Classic Rock Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-8900;The Indians, 9 p.m. Thursday.

Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge, 3090Brundage Lane, 325-2139; Usual Sus-pects, 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Clas-sic rock.

Lone Oak Lounge, 10612 RosedaleHighway, 589-0412; TNT, 9 p.m. Fridayand Saturday.

ComedyElevation Lounge, 818 Real Road,325-6864; Improv Tuesday - Live com-edy with DJ after party, 9 p.m. Tues-days.

CountryTrouts & the Blackboard Stages,805 N. Chester Ave., 399-6700,offers karaoke, line dancing, WestCoast Swing among other variousactivities. Call for times and days.

Ethel's Old Corral Cafe, 4310 AlfredHarrell Highway, 873-7613; Wild BlueRose, 7 p.m. Friday; Road Dawgs, 7p.m. Saturday; Nightlife, 3 to 7 p.m.Sunday.

Buck Owens Crystal Palace, 2800Buck Owens Blvd., 328-7560; MontyBryom & the Buckaroos with JenniferKeel, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Tejon Club, 117 El Tejon Ave., 392-1747; Crossroads, 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday.

DancingJoaquin Squares, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.Thursday, Rasmussen Center, 115 E.Roberts Lane. $5. 324-1390, 325-3086or 399-3658.

Folklorico Classes, advancedancers/performing group 6 to 8 p.m.Fridays; and beginners, all ages, 10:30a.m. to noon Saturdays, Fruitvale-Nor-ris Park, 6221 Norris Road. $22 permonth for beginners; $25 per monthfor advance dancers. 833-8790.

Pairs and Spares Dance, with RedSimpson, 7 p.m. Friday, RasmussenSenior Center, 115 E. Roberts Lane.$5; $7 nonmembers. 399-3575.

Dance classes, beginning West Coastswing, intermediate/ advanced WestCoast swing with instructor MimiJohanson, at 8214 Mossrock Drive. Call927-7001 for details.

Whirlaways Square Dance Club,has workshops every first, third, fourthand fifth Mondays, Park StockdaleCivic Association Community Center,205 Rio Bravo Drive. whirlaways.org or213-3105.

African Dance for Fitness, taught bynational touring artists, 5:30 to 6:30p.m. Tuesdays and 1 to 2 p.m. Satur-days, Su Studio Dance Academy, 151521st St. $5-$7 per class. africandance-classes.com or 760-917-3685. Dancing.

Beginner Belly Dance Lessons, 8p.m. every Tuesday, Centre Stage Stu-dio, 1710 Chester Ave. 323-5215. Danc-ing.

DJRockstarz Party Bar, 7737 MeanyAve., Suite B5, 589-6749; DJ James, 9p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays.Free.

Banacek’s Lounge, 4601 State Road,387-9224; with DJ Casey Overstreet, 9p.m. Fridays.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White Lane,834-1611; with DJ Chill in the Mixx, 5p.m. every Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday.

Tam O’Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista, 324-6774; DJ’s Frankie and Blowskee, andRoule, 8:30 p.m. Friday; DJ’s Blowskeeand Roule, 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

The Bull Shed Bar & Grill, at HotelRosedale, 2400 Camino Del Rio Court,327-0681; with Meg, 7:30 p.m. Fridaysand Saturdays.

Jazz Cafe Med, 4809 Stockdale Highway,834-4433; Richie Perez, 7:30 to 11 p.m.Thursdays.

Imbibe Wine & Spirits Merchant,4140 Truxtun Ave., 633-WINE; livemusic & wine bar with featuring localartists, along with 24 wines, 6:30 to9:30 p.m. Friday; featuring Jazz Con-nection, along with 24 wines, 7 to 9:30p.m. Saturday.

Jazz at the Nile, open to all jazzartists, bring your instrument, 6 p.m.every Sunday, The Nile Theater, 172119th St. $10.

Imbibe Wine & Spirits Merchant,4140 Truxtun Ave., 633-WINE; livemusic & wine bar with featuring JazzConnection, along with 24 wines, 6 to8:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

Padre Hotel, Prairie Fire, Roof Top,1702 18th St., 427-4900; Jazz & Marti-nis, 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White Lane,834-1611; Bakersfield Jazz Workshop,6:30 to 10:30 p.m. every Wednesday.

Karaoke B. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill, 7401White Lane, 397-7304; 8 p.m. Thurs-days and Tuesdays. Bellvedere Cocktail Lounge, 3090Brundage Lane, 325-2139; BellvedereIdol Karaoke Contest, prizes for win-ners, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursdays andSundays.Cactus Valley Mexican Restaurant,4215 Rosedale Highway, 633-1948;6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday; beer pongand happy hour all day Sunday. Cataldo’s Pizza, 4200 New StineRoad, 397-5000; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.Thursday. Don Perico Restaurant, 2660 OswellSt., Suite 133, 871-2001; 7 to 11 p.m.Thursdays.

Pour House, 4041 Fruitvale Ave., 589-9300; 9 p.m. Thursday through Satur-day.

T-Bones Steakhouse, 8020 DistrictBlvd., 398-1300; with Irish MonkeyEntertainment, 6:30 to 11 p.m. Thurs-days. The Old River Monte Carlo, 9750Taft Highway, 837-0250; 8:30 p.m.every Thursday. The Wright Place, 2695-G MountVernon Ave., 872-8831, 8 p.m. everyThursday. Tomi’s Cowgirl Cafe, 1440 Weed-patch Highway, 633-1949; KaraokeKing Show, all ages, 7 to 10 p.m. Thurs-days and Fridays.

Corona’s Cantina, 9817 S. Union Ave.,345-8463; 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays.Julie’s The Branding Iron Saloon,1807 N. Chester Ave., 6 to 10 p.m.every Friday. Maria Bonita Mexican Restaurant,10701 Highway 178, 366-3261, 7 to 11p.m. Fridays. All ages.

The Pourhouse, 4041 Fruitvale Ave.,589-9300; 9 p.m. every Friday. The Prime Cut, 9500 Brimhall Road,831-1413; hosted by Ed Loverr, 9 p.m.to midnight Friday. The Regent, 2814 Niles St., 871-4140;8:30 p.m. every other Friday. Chateau Lounge, 2100 S. ChesterAve., 835-1550; 9 p.m. every Saturday. Del Rio Cocktail Lounge, 5840 StateRoad, 393-0262; 8 p.m. every Satur-day. Pyrenees Cafe, 601 Sumner, 323-0053; 8 p.m. to midnight Saturdays. Rocket Shop Cafe, 2000 S. UnionAve., 832-4800; 8:30 p.m. to midnightSaturday. Sports & Spirits, 6633 Ming Ave.,398-7077; 9 p.m. Thursdays and Satur-days. Tejon Club, 117 El Tejon Ave., 392-1747; 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday.

The Playhouse, 2915 Taft Highway;397-3599; 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays. Diana’s Pit Stop, 10807 RosedaleHighway, 587-8888; 8 p.m. Mondaysand Thursdays.

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Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749; 8p.m. Mondays through Wednes-days.

The Wrecking Yard, 9817 S.Union Ave., 827-9192; 7 to 10p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays andThursdays.

Best Western, 2620 Buck OwensBlvd., 327-9651; The Junction withhost Mac Clanahan, 8:30 p.m.Tuesdays through Fridays.

Cataldo’s Pizzeria, 6111 Niles St.,363-7200; 6:15 to 10:15 p.m. Tues-days.

City Slickers, 1001 W. TehachapiBlvd., 822-4939; 7 p.m. Tuesdaysand Thursdays.

DoubleTree Hotel, Club Odyssey,3100 Camino Del Rio Court; 8 p.m.

to midnight Tuesdays.

Intimate Theatre & Music Hall,2030 19th St., 323-1976; RonChristian and his Big Band, 5:30p.m. Tuesdays.

Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 WhiteLane, 834-1611; A to Z Karaoke, 8p.m. to midnight Tuesdays.

Lone Oak Inn, 10612 RosedaleHighway, 589-0412; 8 p.m. Tues-day and Thursday.

Magoo’s Pizza, 1129 Olive Drive,399-7800; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tues-day.

McMurphy’s Irish Pub &Sports Bar, 14 Monterey St., 869-1451; 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesdays.

Round Table Pizza, 2060 WhiteLane, 836-2700; 6 to 9 p.m. Tues-day.

The Bull Shed Bar & Grill, atHotel Rosedale, 2400 Camino DelRio Court, 327-0681; 7 p.m. Tues-days and Thursdays.

Trouts & The BlackboardStages, 805 N. Chester Ave.,399-6700; 7 p.m. Mondays andThursdays, 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays,Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdaysand Sundays.

Ethel's Old Corral, 4310 AlfredHarrell Highway, 873-7613; 6 to 9p.m. every Wednesday.

Latin/SalsaLatin Salsa Dancing, 8 p.m.Thursdays, DoubleTree Hotel,Club Odyssey, 3100 Camino DelRio Court. 323-7111.

Tam O’Shanter, 2345 Alta Vista,324-6774: Salsa dancing, 7:30 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays.

DoubleTree Hotel, ClubOdyssey, 3100 Camino Del RioCourt, 633-1949; various levels, 3to 9 p.m. every Sunday. $5 per per-son, per lesson.

Mariachi Camino Real Restaurant, 3500Truxtun Ave., 852-0493; MariachiImperial, 6 to 9 p.m. Sundays.

Oldies KC Steakhouse, 2515 F St., 322-9910; Jimmy Gaines, Bobby O andMike Halls, 6:30 p.m. Thursdaythrough Saturday.

Old School Que Pasa Mexican Cafe, 2701

Ming Ave., 832-5011; Al Garcia &the Rhythm Kings, 8 to 11 p.m.every Thursday.

Open Mic Fishlips, 1517 18th St., 324-2557;Bakotopia Unplugged Open-MicNight, 8 p.m., sign-up sheetbegins at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.

RockB. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304; Coun-cilmen, The Aviators, 9 p.m. Thurs-day; Glam Cobra, 9 p.m. Friday; 2Faded, 9 p.m. Saturday. $5 pernight.

Rockstarz Party Bar, 7737Meany Ave., Suite B5, 589-6749;live bands, 9 p.m. every Thursday.

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Greek Food Festival

Greek music, dancing, food, children’s games and more, 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, 1 to 11 p.m. Saturday, St. George Greek Orthodox, 401 Truxtun Ave. $5 adults; children under 12 are free. 325-8694.

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Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-8900; The Architecture, The Vol-ume and DJ Aaron D, 9:30 p.m. Fri-day; Members Only, 9 p.m. Satur-day; The Fake Boys, 9 p.m. Monday.

B. Ryder’s Sports Bar & Grill,7401 White Lane, 397-7304; AlienAnt Farm, 6 p.m. Sunday.

Ska/reggaeBrimstone Bar at The PadreHotel, 1702 18th St., 472-4900.“LatinationTR3S Afterparty” withMento Buru, Velorio, 9 p.m. Fri-day.Que Pasa Mexican RestaurantValley Plaza, 9000 Ming Ave.,664-1400. Mento Buru, comedianJoe Alaniz, DJ Mickey Rock, 8p.m. Sunday. Free.

Top 40DoubleTree Hotel, Club Odyssey,3100 Camino Del Rio Court. 323-7111; 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. every Fri-day.

Trivia nightBellvedere Cocktail Lounge,3090 Brundage Lane, 325-2139; 7p.m. Tuesdays. Chuy’s, 2500 New Stine Road,833-3469; 7 p.m. every Tuesday. Sandrini’s, 1918 Eye St., 322-8900; Trivia Night with DaveRezac, 10 p.m. Tuesdays.

VarietyGolden State Mall, 3201 F St.,Dance to Joe Loco, 2 to 5 p.m. Sun-days.

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Monday 9/5Senior Discovery Days, each

Monday for seniors 60 and olderreceive 50 percent off admission,10 percent discount in the giftstore, CALM, 10500 Alfred HarrellHighway. 872-2256.

Tuesday 9/6Sierra Club Conditioning Hikes,three to five miles, 7 p.m., meet atcorner of highways 178 and 184.872-2432 or 873-8107.

Toddler Time, for children 18months to 2 years, with music,nursery rhymes, stories and play,11 a.m., Beale Library, Arkelian chil-dren’s library, 701 Truxtun Ave.868-0770.

Wednesday 9/7“A Life at Risk?” Suicide Pre-vention Workshop, 8 to 10 a.m.,University Square-Room US-1,2000 K St, University Square-Room US-1. Reservation deadlineSept. 2. 636-4488.Film Club, with Cody Meek, 7p.m., Barnes & Noble, 4001 Califor-nia Ave. 631-2575.First Wednesday, special eventsand refreshments, 9:30 to 11 a.m.,Bakersfield Museum of Art, 1930 RSt. $4 non-members. 323-7219.Good Neighbor Day, local floristwill be giving away over 20,000roses, come pick up a dozen roses,keep one for yourself and give therest away to others, beginning at 7a.m., Log Cabin Florist, 800 19thSt. 327-8646.Montrose, with Michael LeeFirkins, 8 p.m., Bakersfield FoxTheater, 2001 H St. $19.50 to$25.50. vallitix.com or 322-5200.Stained Glass Class, six-weekclass, 6 to 8 p.m., Juliana’s Art Stu-dio & Gallery, 501 18th St. Spacelimited, enroll now, 327-7507.

Thursday 9/8Comedy Night with ChrisLopez, 8 p.m., The Ice House,3401 Chester Ave. $6 adults; $1children 12 and under. 412-3242.

Mystery & Adventure BookGroup, with host MarciaStephens, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble,in the cafe, 4001 California Ave.631-2575.

Read the Classics, for youngreaders ages 8 to 12, 4 p.m.,Barnes & Noble, children’s depart-ment, 4001 California Ave. 631-2575.

Red Cross New Volunteer Ori-entation, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.,American Red Cross, Kern Chapter,5035 Gilmore Ave. 324-6427.

Friday 9/939th annual Greek Food Festi-val, Greek music, dancing, food,children’s fun zone, games, ven-dor’s marketplace and shoppingareas, 4 to 11 p.m. Friday; 1 to 11p.m. Saturday, St. George GreekOrthodox, 401 Truxtun Ave. $5adults; children under 12 are free.325-8694.

“A Fair Lady,” doors open at 6p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Friday andSaturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, Stars Din-ner Theatre, 1931 Chester Ave. $45to $55; show-only tickets $35;matinee $45 to $50. 325-6100.

Dog Days of Summer Party,benefitting the AngelDogs Founda-tion, wine tasting, raffle, 3 p.m.,Souza Family Vineyard, 26877Cummings Valley Road, Tehachapi.822-9233.

Fantastic Friday Storytime, withMiss Olivia, 10 a.m., Barnes &Noble, 4001 California Ave. 631-2575.

FLICS International CinemaSociety, presents “La Prima CosaBella,” 7:30 p.m., Bakersfield FoxTheater, 2001 H St. $5. flics.org orcall 428-0354.Ninth annual Alzheimer’s Dis-ease Association of Kern Coun-ty Golf Classic, four-personscramble, shotgun begins at 12:30p.m., Rio Bravo Country Club,15200 Casa Club Drive, Arvin. $125per person; $500 per team.adakc.org or 393-8871 ext. 18.“Real Women Have Curves,” 7p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m.Sunday, Spotlight Theatre, 162219th St. $25; $22 students/seniors.634-0692 orthespotlighttheatre.com.“The Show Must Go On,” fol-lowed by the vaudeville revue “HotSummer Nights” 7 p.m. Friday andSaturday, Gaslight MelodramaTheatre & Music Hall, 12748Jomani Drive. $12 to $23. 587-3377.“With Their Eyes,” 7 p.m. Fridaythrough Sunday; 2 p.m. Sunday,Bakersfield Community Theater,2400 S. Chester Ave. $12 adults;$10 seniors/students/military. 831-8114.

Saturday 9/102011 Concert Series, with KarlaBonoff, 8 p.m., Bright House Net-works Amphitheatre, 11200 Stock-dale Highway. $10.ticketmaster.com or all Ticketmas-ter outlets or by calling 800-745-3000.2nd annual Community Recy-cling Day, drop off your unusedelectronic waste, shredding or newor gently used building materials,donate blood at the Houchin BloodBank mobile van, all food purchas-es and recycling proceeds to bene-fit BARC, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Kern

Schools Federal Credit Union,9500 Ming Ave. ksfcu.org or 833-7900.43rd annual Wasco Festival ofRoses, parade, rose field tours,fun run, art show and faire, tennistournament, rose show, golf tour-nament and more, 10 a.m. Wasco.www.ci.wasco.ca.us or 758-2616.BC Football vs. Saddleback, 7p.m., Bakersfield College, 1801Panorama Drive. $3-$12 dependingon area of seating. 395-4326.Book Signing, with author NoraMcFarland of “Hot, Shot, and Both-ered,” 2 p.m., Barnes & Noble,4001 California Ave. 631-2575.Certified Farmers Market, 8a.m. to noon, next to Golden StateMall, 3201 F St. Democratic Women of Kern,breakfast meeting with speakerand senator Michael Rubio, 9:30a.m., Garden Spot, 3320 TruxtunAve. $5 members; $7 nonmem-bers. 322-7411.Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Brimhall Square, 9500 BrimhallRoad. International Festival, celebrat-ing all abilities, communities andcultures, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., YokutsPark, 4200 Empire Drive. 328-9055 ext. 257.Model Train Club Open House,hosted by the Golden Empire His-torical and Modeling Society, willdisplay two large model railroads,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 1534 19th St.,entrance in alley. 331-6695.Project Linus Community MakeA Blanket Day, bringscissors/sewing machine andaccessories, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,Church of Latter-day Saints, 5500Fruitvale Ave. projectlinus.org or589-1854.

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